OTD June 2nd 1632 Ernest Casimir I Count of Nassau-Dietz
Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz was born on December 22nd. 1573
in Dillenburg (now Germany).
in Dillenburg (now Germany).
Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz - Source picture: Wikipedia
His parents were John IV, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg and Countess Elisabeth of
Leuchtenberg.
Ernest Casimir served under Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange. Later he became
Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe (now The Netherlands).
On June 2nd. 1632 Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz, died @
the Siege of Roermond by a bullet, while he was inspecting the trenches.
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